Profiles Henry VII as an enigmatic and ruthless king of a country ravaged by decades of conspiracy and civil war, discussing the costs of establishing a Tudor monarchy and the ways he set the stage for Henry VIII's reign.
Politics and government
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Author:Penn, ThomasSummary: -
Author:Skrabec, Quentin R.Summary:William McKinley was the first U.S. president to address globalization; his legacy in protectionism and immigrant labor offer lessons for the current era. He orchestrated an alliance between big business and the American worker that...
- Author:Kryzhanovsky, MikhailSummary:
Here is the book that guides the president of the United States from the first day in the Oval Office to the day he or she walks out for the last time. In fact, the strategies and mindset recommended in these pages are essential tools...
- Author:Joseph, Peniel E.Summary:
An acclaimed chronicler of the Civil Rights Movement, Peniel Joseph presents this sweeping overview of a key component of the struggle for racial equality--the Black Power movement. This is the story of the men and women who sacrificed...
- Author:Booker, CorySummary:
An energetic new voice in American politics, United States Senator Cory Booker sounds a stirring call to reorient our civic discourse around the principles of empathy and solidarity. Telling candid, inspiring stories from his life and...
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Author:Stadelmann, MarcusSummary:43 Americans have held the job of President of the United States. Each has a story, be it one of vision, accomplishment, conflict, scandal, triumph or tragedy. And each story is at the center of the national story, a part of what we all...
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Author:Hayes, ChristopherSummary:Analyzes scandals in high-profile institutions, from Wall Street and the Catholic Church to Major League Baseball, while evaluating how an elite American meritocracy rose throughout the past half-century before succumbing to corruption...
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Author:Savage, MichaelSummary:The "Godfather of Trumpmania," Michael Savage, examines the initial appointments, speeches, tweets, and history of Donald Trump and offers his insights and analysis.
- Author:Laxer, JamesSummary:
In this Anansi Digital Publication, James Laxer takes the pulse of America from the vantage point of Southern California at a time when the United States is riven with debates about immigration, guns, and how to tackle the economic...
- Author:Ellis, DeborahSummary:
In a rehabilitation center for disabled children, twelve-year-old Nora says she loves the color pink and chewing gum and explains that the wheels of her wheelchair are like her legs. Eleven-year-old Mohammad describes how his house was...
- Author:Lebedev, SergeĭSummary:
A story of a Russian boyhood and coming of age as the Soviet Union is on the brink of collapse.
- Author:Rowe, BillSummary:
Part memoir, part history, The Worst and Best of the Premiers and Some We Never Had is Bill Rowe’s most ambitious work of non-fiction to date. The book observes with a critical and humorous eye the landscape of Newfoundland and...
- Author:LaDuke, WinonaSummary:
"Chronicles is a major work, a collection of current, pressing and inspirational stories of Indigenous communities from the Canadian subarctic to the heart of Dine Bii Kaya, Navajo Nation. Chronicles is a book literally risen from...
- Author:Kendzior, SarahSummary:
From the St. Louis-based journalist often credited with first predicting Donald Trump's presidential victory. "A collection of sharp-edged, humanistic pieces about the American heartland...Passionate pieces that repeatedly...
- Author:Taylor, MarkSummary:
Taylor was given word by the Holy Spirit in April, 2011 that Trump would win the election in November 2016. He led the nation into a fervent prayer chain that would accomplish one of the most incredible miracles our country has ever...
- Author:Hartmann, ThomSummary:
Hartmann is perhaps best known for his fierce commitment to Jeffersonian democracy and his steadfast opposition to the corporatization of America. But in these pages you’ll also discover his Older and Younger Cultures Hypothesis, which...
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Author:Duncan, MichaelSummary:The Roman Republic was one of the most remarkable achievements in the history of civilization. After its founding in 509 BCE, it grew from an unremarkable Italian city-state to the dominant superpower of the Mediterranean world. The...
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Author:Edgar, WalterSummary:The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to South Carolina Governors documents the lives and careers of the 111 white men and one Indian American woman who have held the Palmetto State's highest office from 1669 to the present. This...
- Author:Poitras, JacquesSummary:
In The Right Fight: Bernard Lord and the Conservative Dilemma, CBC reporter Jacques Poitras provides a journalist’s account of how Bernard Lord rose to the top in provincial politics and why his path could lead to Ottawa. The clean...
- Author:Rowe, BillSummary:
Bestselling author Bill Rowe dishes up a long-awaited tell-all memoir that covers the years he spent in the political arena with Newfoundland premiers Joey Smallwood and Frank Moores.
In this federal election, Browne was...
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